Boring machine



C. PALKOWSKI El AL.

BORING MACHINE Oct. 16, 1934.

Original Filed July 7. 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS. CONSTHNTI PnLKowsm. gTEPI-IHN WA Q-NER ATTORNEY.

Oct. 16, 1934. c pA ows r AL 1,977,202

BORING MACHINE Original Filed July 7, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 4 INVENTORS.

46 STEPHHN- WRQNER.

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Oct. 16, 1934. Q PALKOWSKI ET AL 1,977,202

BORING MACHINE Original Filed July 7, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Bi g.7

STEPHEN WHGNER. BY

ATORNEY.

Patented Oct. 16, 1934 PATENT OFFICE BDRINGIMACHINE Gonstanti Palkowski and Stephan Wagner, :Los zAngeles, Calif.

Application July 1,1931, .Serial No..549,228

Renewed .March '13, .1934

' This invention relates to boring. machines.

.Thegeneral-object ofthe invention is to pro videamultiple spindle boringmachine including novel means enabling :a :plurality of holes to :be l simultaneously borediina-piece of work.

A further object of the invention is to provide a boring Lmachine includingya base having a plurality of. novel boring :members movably. mounted thereon.

.'A further object of ztheiinvention iszto rprovide a boring :machine including adjustable "means simultaneously :boring a plurality of holes in horizontal'orin vertical alignment.

:An:additional obiect'ofthe'invention is tooprovide a novel shiftable shoring element for'use on;a

boring machine. V

A further object :of :the invention is to provide a boring head including a plurality :of .sp'indles, one spindle "being 'adjustably shiftable about the 120 axis of the other spindle.

Anaddltionalzobject of :the: invention is to pro vide a boring machine including: noveli'means for causing relative movement.betweemtheiwork and the boring members.

Other objects of the invention will :be apparentfrom the following description takenfin connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig.1 is'aperspective view of'a boring-1 machine :30 embodyingthe'features 'o'f our'invention.

:Fig. 2 is'a front-elevationshowing asliding:table with the adjustable boring--members=thereon.

Figs. 3 and! aisviewssimilarato Fig. 2* showing various :positions :of the boring members.

Fig. 5 issa side elevation partly-in :section'showing the table .reciprocatingmmchanism.

Fig. '6 'isa'se'ction takemon' line 66 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is 'asside "elevation-61mm multiple spintion shown the work is held against an angle member 16 which is secured by bolts 1'7, the heads of which fit in the slots 14. The base 11 is provided with a tool carriage 20 which has a rear.- wardly extending portion 21. This carriage is '55; provided with a guide member 22 which is beveled (ELEV- Z2) as-at 23 'to-engage-guides-and allowthe carriage shaft has two spur gears'3l and 32 mountedthere- .on. The-spur geariSlis largerthan the spur gear 32 "and engages aspur gear 33 which is loosely mounted on a: shaft 34. The spur gear 32 engages another spur gear 35' likewise loosely mounted on theshaft 34. The shaft 34 is supported in suitable bearings 36xand :37, and keyed ion-theshaft .weshowrashiftable clutch-member 38 which rotates 'continuously with the shaft and which has toothed portions 39 and 40 movable into engagement' withthegears33 and 35'to selectivelydrive these :gears. 'The'clutch member 38 is provided with .-a groove :41which engages an eccentric pin 42 mountedion an operating shaft '43 and adapted to becomrated by a handle 44.

Therconstruction is such that when themoto-r 25 is operated it will drive the shaft 34 at either of two speeds depending upon the'position of the operatingfhandle 44.

The shaft r34ris provided with a'sliding clutch member 1'45which @is keyed to slide therealong. See Figs."5:an'd 6. .This clutch member includes aitoothed-portion .46 which :is adapted to engage a companion. similarly'toothed portion 4'7 mounted on a disk 48 which includes a crank pin 49 on "-WhiGh-'aflil'lk 50:is-connected at'oneend. The other endpf the link 50 is pivoted on a boss 51 mounted .on the-stationary base 11. The clutch 45 is adapted to be reciprocated by a clutch lever 52 which. is secured to a shaft 53. The shaft;i53 .is rotatablymounted in bearings 54;on the carriage 20 and is adapted to move with the table. The shaft 53 extends towards the front of the device where it is connected by a spline 55 to an arm 56 which is supported in bearings 56' on the stationary portion 11 of the device. One end of a bar 57 is pivotally connected to the arm 56 and the other end of the arm is pivotally connected to a foot lever 58 (see Figs. 1 and 5).

Thus when the lever 52 is rocked by the foot lever 58 through the medium of the bar 57, arm 56 and the shaft 53 to control the clutch portions 46 and 47 to engage the motor will cause the clutch portions 46 to cause the carriage 20 to reciprocate back and forth relative to the base 11 and thus will move the spindlestowards and from the work as shown. The armature shaft 27 gears 28, 29 and associated parts for reciprocating the tool carriage are enclosed in a housing 59 which has a cover 60 thereon and which includes a motor shield. 61 cast integral with half of the casing 59 which it will be noted is divided longitudinally at 6 2 with the portions held together by means of bolts 63.

The tool holding carriage 20'? is provided. with an undercut groove '70 in which the-bases'il of motor holding slides are positioned. Each of these slides is provided with a boss 72 which engages one of the threaded rods'73. are provided with handle engaging portionsjl which receive handles 75 for turning the rods;

The rods '73 are mounted to rotatewithout axialmovement in blocks '76 and accordingly whenzthe rods are rotated the slides 71 will be moved in their guideways to their proper adjustedjpositionr We have shown the outermost slides'll as 'pro vided with boring members 77 while the innerslides are provided with boring members 78 but it will be understood that the'number of boring members and'their arrangement may be varied to suit the circumstances under which the machine operates. The boring members '77 are each shown as comprising a motor driven unit- 79 which operates a drill chuck '80. The drilling members 78, as shown, include amo'tor BL-the armature shaft 82 of which is mounted'in bear-'- ings 83. This armature shaft is provided with a boring spindle or chuck'84' at one end thereof, whilethe opposite end thereof-isprovided-with pinion 85 which meshes with a gcar -86 slidably mounted on a shaft 87. This shaft vis provided with opposed keyways 88 in which-squarezbars' 89 slide. These bars are turned outwardly :to engage the gear '86 and are provided with 'a head .90 which is held in place by' threaded pinsQl.

'The gear 86 meshes with a pinion 92 keyed to a shaft'93 the free end of which is provided-with chuck 94 will be rotated.

In order that the boring-spindle.94-; maybe bodily moved about the axis of the drilling spine dle 84 we mount a pair of rotatable; sleeves 100 on collars 101' on the casing -of .the..motor- 81-. These sleeves support a bracket 102 which affords a bearing for the shaft 93; The sleeve 100 at the rear of the motor also supports a casing 103 which is disposed about the gears'85 and 86:

The bracket 102 and casing 103' both rotate about the axis of the spindle84r=andareheldlin place by clamping screws MiG-which are actuated by handles 107. r. i

The spindles and 84*preferably are 'disposed at a uniform distance above the 'top of The rods '73.

the table 12 so that they are in axial, horizontal alignment, while the spindles 94 may be shifted as shown in Fig. 2 and held in position above the line of the spindles 80 and 84 or they may be held as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 or in any other desired manner so that a plurality of holes may be: drilled quckly and economically and with but slight-:adjustmehtof parts p n Having thus described our invention we claim: 1. In a boring machine, a housing having a motor therein, said motor including an armature .shaft, a ,dril1 chuck arranged on said armature shaft, said housing having a collar supported thereon-ateach-end of said motor, a sleeve supported by each of said collars, a bracket supported by. said sleeves, a drilling spindle supported by said'br'acket', a chuck supported by said drilling spindla'a gear on said armature shaft, a gear on said-drilling spindle shaft, a slidable idle gear mounted to rotate on an axis shiftable with said sleeves, said idleg'ear .being adapted to engage said drilling spindle gear andbeing shiftable into 'andout ofengagement with said ;motor-gear, means-to shift said-idle gear and means-to lock said bracket with saidadrillirig spindlein adjusted position;

' 2; In 'a boring machine, "a housing. having a motor therein, said motor: including an armature shaft, a drill chuck arranged on said armature shaft-a *bracket,--means to support the bracket forshifti'ng movement-"about the armature shaft of said motor,-a drillingispindle supported by said bracket, a chuck supported by saiddrilling-spim dle ,;'a gear on said armature shaft, a'gear on said drilling spindle shaft;ja slidableidle gear mounted to rotate on an axis shiftable withisaid bracket, said idle gearzbe'ing adaptedito' engage said drilling spindlegear"and-'beingshiftable into and out of engagement with said armatureshaft gear, and means to shift said idle gear;

' '3. In a boringrmachine, al base, a boring member mounted on said base, said boring member including -arr-armature shaft-a drill chuck arranged on said armature shaft, a collar supported ateach end of said r'notorfa-sleeve'supported by each of saidcollars; a .bracket'supported byt-said sleeves, a drilling spindle-supported'by said bracket, a chuck supported by said drilling spindle, agear on"'saidarmature shaft, gearnon said drilling spindle shaft, 1- a slidable idle gear mounted; to rotate on'an axis shiftable with said sleeves-said idle geartbeing-adapted' toenga'ge said drilling spindle gear andbeing shiftable into and out of engagement with-said-inotor gear, means to shift said vlidl'e 1 gearand -means .to lock said brackets with saidxdrillinglspindle.in adjusted position.

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